Truss pad



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Patenied June 8, i

UNH'ED STATES ATENT OFFICE TRUSS PAD Walter Carman White, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application March 18, 1946, Serial No. 655,154

2 Claims.

This invention relatos to truss pads.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved pad for truss beits or supporting means which is adapted to yieidingly hold the pad in contact with the body.

Another object Of this invention is to provide a pad which is so constructed that the pressure of the pad against the body may be adjusted so that the pad will provide the necessary pressure on the afiected part.

With the foregoing objects and others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel Construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein are shown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the Scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detaiied front elevation of a pad constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional View takenon the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an inner end elevation partly broken away and in section of the pad.

Referring to the drawings the numeral ii! designates generally a body which is round in front elevation and is formed on its real' side With a concave recess or seat H. A resilient pad member 12, which is formed with a convex surface 3 is adapted to snugly seat in the recess i i and is provided at its outer side with a body engaging surface M.

In order to provide a means whereby the pad member iz may be resiiiently supported and tensioned with respect to the body id, I have provided a. sleeve 5 which is embedded in the cushion member S2 and is provided at its outer end with a fianged head HE which is disposed in inwardly spaced relation with respect to the body engaging surface M.

A stud or stem H is Secured centraliy of the sleeve l and to the inner side of the head i, being substantially longer than the sleeve 5. A sleeve or bushing la is embedded in the body li] being formed at its inner end with a flange ea. The sleeve or bushing is is internaliy threaded and a tensioning screw 2% is threaded into the bushing or sleeve 1a, and is provided with a central bore Opening through the inner end thereof, in which the stud or stem li slidabiy engages. The outer end of the screw ES is formed with Wings 22 by means of which the screw 2a may be manually adjusted.

A cushion tensioning Spring 23 is disposed about the stud or stem H within the sleeve 5 and bears at its outer end against the inner end of the screw 20. In this manner, When the screw E@ is threaded inwardly the Spring 23 will be placed under the desired tension.

In the use of this pad construction the body li) may be Secured in any suitable manner to the supporting strap or straps for supporting the body with the cushion member 12 confronting the desired part. The strap (not shown) is adjusted to the desired tightness whereupon screw 20 may be adjusted so as to provide the additional tension necessary at the desired point on the body. The head IG of the sleeve 53 provides a stay means within the cushion member 2 for disposing the necessary pressure against the body at the desired spot. It will be understood that the cushion members herein disclosed may be made out of sponge rubber or other suitabie yielda-ble material and the supporting body therefor may be made out of composite material such as gasket-composition, Bakelite or other composite material.

What I claim is:

1. A truss pad comprising a body member, a cushion carried by said body, said body having a concave recess in the rear side thereof, said cushion seated in said recess and projecting therefrom, a rigid sleeve embedded in said cushion, a disc on saidsleeve within said cushion, a stud Secured at one end thereof to an end of said sleeve within said cushion and extending therefrom into said body, a screw threaded into said body and formed with a central guide bore within which the adjacent end of said stud is slidable, and a 'Spring within said sleeve and about said stud, said Spring bearing against said screw whereby adjustment of said screw will tension said Spring and cushion.

2. A truss pad comprising a body formed with a socket on one side thereof, a cushion member seated in said socket and projecting therefrom, a disc embedded in said cushion member, a tubular sleeve fixed to said diso in said cushion a stem fixed to said disc within said sleeve and extending through said cushion, an internally threaded bushing carried by said body, and a cushion distorting and tensioning screw threaded n said bushing and formed with a central Opening in which said stem loosely engages, inward threading of said screw moVing said stem inwardly and thereby eflecting distorton of said cushion mem- 3 ber centrally thereof, and applying predetermned pressure on the affected part.

WALTER. CARMAN WHITE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file f this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 461,038 Naidl Oct. 13, 1891 463,717 Flodin Nov. 24, 1891 Number Number 

